Exit and Growth Strategies for Middle Market Businesses

The report below provides a good overview of the third quarter M&A activity in the Transport, Logistics and Supply Chain Industry Sector. M&A activity for North American based target companies in the Transportation and Logistics sector for Q2 2018 included 50 closed deals, according to data published by industry data tracker FactSet.

As the retail sector shifts more toward e-commerce, there continues to be a surging demand for truck drivers.

Industry Indicators

The average US retail price for diesel and regular gas, a major operating cost for trucking fleets, rose 30% and 25.8%, respectively, in the week ending July 16, 2018, compared to the same week in 2017.

Total US manufacturers’ shipments, an indicator of the volume of goods shipped by truck, rose 7.2% year-to-date in May 2018 compared to the same period in 2017.

Total US revenue for general freight trucking rose 6.6% in the first quarter of 2018 compared to the previous year.

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